Exceptional Objects
Published in American Mathematical Monthly • Nov 1, 1998
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Authors:
John Stillwell
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INTRODUCTION. In the mind of every mathematician, there is tension between the general rule and exceptional cases.Our conscience tells us we should strive for general theorems, yet we are fascinated and seduced by beautiful exceptions.We can't help loving the regular polyhedra, for example, but arbi...
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